First, spend time reading through all of the FAQ, @hespress. After you do this make a post that tells the world a bit about who you are. Tag it with introduceyourself and introducemyself. Only make one post to do this (not counting this post). Then start reading and making thoughtful comments on other people's posts. Follow people you find interesting. Share yourself and the things you are interested in with the Steemit Community by making posts. That should give you a great start. You can do this! Cheers!